Strategic Leadership 1

School executives will create conditions that result in strategically re-imaging the school’s vision, mission, and goals in the 21st century. Understanding that schools ideally prepare students for an unseen but not altogether unpredictable future, the leader creates a climate of inquiry that challenges the school community to continually re-purpose itself by building on its core values and beliefs about its preferred future and then developing a pathway to reach it.

Melissa's Self Assessment Standard 1

1a. School Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals: The school's identity, in part, is derived from the vision, mission, values, beliefs and goals of the school, the processes used to establish these attributes, and the ways they are embodied in the life of the school community.

Internship Experiences:

Developed personal vision statement
Distributed letter of introduction to Roanoke Rapids High School faculty, parents, and students.
Conducted formal and informal observations providing feedback to teachers in various disciplines
Performed instructional walk through to monitor Essential Questions, non-fictional writing, and technology implementation
Worked with School Leadership Team

Coursework

DLP assignment required collaborative collection and rating of internship school vision and mission with mentor principal and select teachers, fall 2011.
Applied the PDCA cycle to study the processes used to establish vision and mission in the school, fall 2011
Through Vision Statement Assignment, developed and shared a personal vision that reflected high expectations for student achievement.
With Self Assessment assignments, fellow made continual changes to personal goals that reflected feedback data to improve performance.
"I Am From" Poem
School/District Digital Story
Leadership Digital Story
Evaluation of Teacher Working Conditions Survey
AB Combs Visit
NC "Turnaround" High School Visit

Specialized Training

Llano Grande Digital Story Training Halifax County Digital Community Story
Distinguished Leaders in Practice

Related Readings

7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders
Tinkering Towards Utopia
The School Leaders our Children Deserve

1b. Leading Change: The school executive articulates a vision and implementation strategies for improvements and changes which result in improved achievement for all students.

Experiences

Meet with Transition Academy teachers and lead discussion on mission and vision of Transition Academy
Revised Transition Academy brochure to include mission and vision statements aligned with schools vision.
Organized, planned and invited community dignitaries to discuss future career options and self-awareness with 8th graders

Coursework

Introductory Letter
Fall 2011 Assessment Day School Culture Video
Facilitative Leadership
Crucial Conversations
Problem of Practice Phase #4

Artifacts:

I Am From by

CMSROTCAgenda.docx

Introduction_Letter_RRHS.doc

Specialized Training

Social Justice Training
Crucial Conversations

Related Readings

Bolman & Deal
Leading Change by Carter
7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders
Tinkering Towards Utopia
Trust Matters
Cultural Change
Dale Carnege
Crucial Conversations
The School Leaders our Children Deserve
Seven Keys to Equity
Schooling by Design
Leading in a Culture of Change

1c. School Improvement Plan: The school improvement plan provides the structure for the vision. Values, goals and changes necessary for improved achievement for all students.

Experiences

School Improvement Team Meetings
PLC Meetings

Coursework

DLP #1 (PDCA) Cycle
Problem of Practice Phase #2
Problem of Practice Logic Model
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Reading Strategies Poster: Problem of Practice

Specialized Training

Understanding by Design
Facilitative Leadership

1d. The school executive created and utilizes processes to distribute leadership and decision making throughout the school.

Experiences

Transition Academy: supervised and managed 22 staff members and 192 freshman and 242 eighth graders
Monitoring administrator for Akers Alternative School advocating for 8th and ninth grade students.
PLC Meetings
School Improvement Team Meetings

Coursework

Facilitative Leadership

Specialized Training

Facilitative Leadership
Crucial Conversations

Standard 1

1b. Leading Change: The school executive articulates a vision and implementation strategies for improvements and changes which result in improved achievement for all students.

Experiences

Meet with Transition Academy teachers and lead discussion on mission and vision of Transition Academy

1c. School Improvement Plan: The school improvement plan provides the structure for the vision. Values, goals and changes necessary for improved achievement for all students.

1d. The school executive created and utilizes processes to distribute leadership and decision making throughout the school.